Welcome. In this blog I'm showing my drawings and images of the starships from the Star Trek series, of which I'm a great fan.If you aren't attracted by the series or, at least, science fiction, consider before going any further. There may not be here anything you'll find appealing. (You can go to my other, more artistic, blog. You'll find the link after the disclaimer).

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THE FOLLOWING DRAWINGS AND IMAGES WERE MADE BY MYSELF. MANY OF THEM ARE EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS OF IMAGES DOWNLOADED FROM THE NET OR SCANNED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, ADAPTED TO BE SHOWN IN THIS PRESENTATION. ONLY TWO NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS COME TO MY MEMORY AT THIS MOMENT: MIKE SWANTAK AND STEWART DAVIS. TO THEM, AND ALL THOSE I'M FORGETTING RIGHT NOW, MY RESPECTS.IN ANY CASE, THE IMAGES HAVE LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO THOSE THAT ORIGINATED THEM, SINCE, AS STATED BEFORE, THEY WERE HEAVILY MODIFIED.NO VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT INTENDED, NOR APPROPIATION OF OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK. THIS IS JUST FOR FUN. ENJOY.-------------------------------------------------------------

Male klingon warriors don't like this weapon.Even though it is a very effective, 65 cm.long blade that can cut and slice in all directions, it lacks the momentum of a bat'leth or the rough unbalance of a mek'leth.It's name is not worthy of a warrior's attention either: "tin lung tel" means "Dragon's wing" (actually, the correct translation is "big lizard's wing", since there is no word for "dragon" in klingonese) and the klingons had already terminated all their dragons same time they killed their gods.May be the most important objection is, as they say, that it "cuts like a food knife, rather than a weapon" because, when attacking in a slashing motion with the blade, the cutting edge comes before the point, unlike a bat'leth, in which the points act first. For whatever reason, they consider it "a woman's blade".Truth is that it is a 600 years old weapon created by Meruk, a noble warrior who's house fell into disgrace when he gave his support to a (later) defeated faction contrary to the ruling authoritiy.Meruk's daughter, K'ianel, orphaned and dishonored, took the tin lung tel as the weapon of choice to restore her dignity. Using a pair of blades, one for each hand, she made quite a warrior's name during the battle of G'nerenth, saving the life of General Portek, who took her as his personal guard's head, at first, and his wife later.K'ianel developed the techniques and graceful movements for the Tin lung tel that are still in use today. A skilled female wielder can succesfully confront a male opponent armed with a bat'leth in an even match, because they are very light and fast, compensating for what they lack in potency.Lt. B'Enori, Chief Security Officer of the U.S.S. Arrogant is a celebrated Tin lung tel master, with a large number of trophies to attest to that. She prefers them to a bat'leth, which she respects but considers a "crude instrument".